6-K 1 d6k.txt FORM 6-K ================================================================================ Commission File No. 1-14812 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ________________ FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of October 2002 ________________ GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Translation of Registrant's Name into English) British Virgin Islands (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 21/F., Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (Address of principal executive offices) ________________ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [_] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Yes [_] No [X] ================================================================================ On October 15, 2002, Global-Tech Appliances Inc. filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accompanying such report were certifications of Global-Tech Appliances Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, John C.K. Sham, and Chief Financial Officer, Kin Shek Leung, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is the text of the certification by Mr. Sham. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is the text of the certification by Mr. Leung. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Dated: October 15, 2002 GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC. By: /s/ Brian Yuen ------------------------------- Brian Yuen Assistant Secretary 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description Page Number -------------- ----------- ------------ 1 Certification of John C.K. Sham, 5 dated October 15, 2002 2 Certification of Kin Shek Leung, 7 dated October 15, 2002 4